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In 2020 there have been, in Jefferson County alone, 134 homicides, including 95 in the state's biggest city, Birmingham. [11] In 2021, the violent crime rate dipped by 2% from 5.2 incidents per 1,000 from 5.1 in 2020. Alabama is still 38% higher than the national average in Violent and Property crime.
Homicide data from Homicide rate UNODC / Homicide rate, 2021. OurWorldInData.org. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2023). Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. 2021 Population data from The World Factbook (2021 Archive) Country Comparisons – Population. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024.
Montgomery records highest homicides total. [33] 2021 - Montgomery records highest homicide rate in history. At 77 homicides. 2023 - On August 6, 2023, a violent brawl largely along racial lines occurs when three White men attack a Black co-captain of the Harriott II riverboat on a dock in Riverfront Park. [34]
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However, crime rose in the 2010s and early 2020s, leading to a record high of over 320 shooting victims and over 77 homicide victims in 2021. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] In 2022 Montgomery's violent crime rate was 514 per 100,000, earning only a crime score rating of 9/100. [ 73 ]
The estimated 22,900 murders and other killings last year would bring the nation's homicide rate to 6.9 per 100,000—the highest in almost 25 years. Homicides Continued to Increase in 2021 ...
If the loss of life continues at the same pace until the end of 2024, homicides could reach 100 for the fourth consecutive year: 109 in 2023, according the City of Jackson's website; 135 in 2022 ...
In May 2021 the appeal was denied. [16] In February 2024, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall took over the case, stripping Montgomery District Attorney Darryl Bailey of his role as prosecutor. On February 21, 2024, Marshall agreed to a plea deal from Smith, allowing him to be released from prison on time served. [17]